New England Stars took the lead against Cape Cod Islanders in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 4-2 victory.

A goal 9:40 into the first period by Brian Glover proved to be the game winner, and powered New England Stars to the victory. A boarding penalty on Charles Antoine Malenfant had put New England Stars on the power play.

New England Stars was led by Ian McNamara, who registered one goal. McNamara scored 2:31 into the second period to make the score 3-1 New England Stars. Jake Latham provided the assist.

New England Stars' offense rang up 39 shots on Cape Cod Islanders' net. New England Stars was ineffective while on the power play, as it was held to two goals off of nine man advantages. The defensemen of New England Stars were also effective in Cape Cod Islanders' zone, and came away with two goals.

New England Stars additionally got points from Latham, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. New England Stars also got a goal from Kyle Weiss as well. Other players who recorded assists for New England Stars were Cam Webster, Ryan Gauvin, Wes Monson, and Justin Carchia, who each chipped in one.

Cape Cod Islanders kept New England Stars' goalie busy throughout the game, and Dane Pauls made 31 saves on 33 shots. Cape Cod Islanders' penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Cape Cod Islanders finished with 22 penalty minutes.

Cape Cod Islanders was helped by Brandon Robert, who racked up one goal. Robert scored 16:31 into the first period to make the score 2-1 New England Stars. Isaac Bosse assisted on the tally. JC Moritz also scored for Cape Cod Islanders. More assists for Cape Cod Islanders came via Jordy Knoren and Andrey Stankevich, who contributed one each.

New England Stars incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Patrick Spaulding made 35 saves for Cape Cod Islanders on 39 shots. Cape Cod Islanders registered one goal on five power play opportunities.